The school Easter holidays are a great time to plan a family trip. Everyone’s ready for some sunshine and teens need a break after a busy school term. I asked three travel experts, whose companies specialise in tailor-made trips, for their recommendations for family holidays in April. Here are their inspiring suggestions: from rest-and-revision in Lanzarote to beach and adventuring in Belize. Read

Once your children become teens their views on your much-d family holidays can alter. Some are happy to carry on sharing family trips, others want their independence. Maybe your plans are ‘boring’, there’ll be ‘nothing to do’ and they’d ‘rather stay at home’. But it needn’t be like that. With some careful planning you can have some of your best holidays ever with your teens. Read

The historic walled seaside city of Dubrovnik in Croatia has been renowned for centuries for its beauty. Most recently it’s found a new kind of fame as a TV star, making it even in demand and a favourite port of call for cruise ships. Peak months of July and August are famously busy, but we discoveredMore

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